The New York Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1856, Page 4

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The contenie of the European edition of the Hnaip wi embrace the news received by msil and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. The News. Mr. Buchanan !ef: this city yesterday morning, on hie return to his tesidence in Pennsylvania. At the @iffrent stations on the route to Philaielphia he was met by crowds of his fellow citizens, and wel. eemed home in the warmest and most enthusiastic manner. At Trenton he was met by a committee of citizens of Philadelphia, who accompanied him to that city. On his arrival at Philadelphia a salute was fired, and he wes greeted with loud and enthu- siasti: cheers from the immense crowd that had as- sembled to receive him. He was conducted to the Merchants’ Exchange, and welcomed to the city ja a few appropriate remarks, and in answer, spoke about twenty minutes, in a most eloquent strain, ex- planatory of his public services, and referring to the progress and position of his country with pride and pleasure. To-day he will receive his fellow citizens im Independence square. A full report of his joar- ney is given elsewhere. The Common Council of Baltimore last evening tendered the hospitalities of that city to Mr. Bu- chanan. In the United States Senate yesterday a resolution was introduced instructing the Committee on Judi- eiary to inquire into the expediency of repealing the act of June, 1848, amending the Naturalization act of 1513. The House of Representatives was ‘ecupied ail day ina debate on a motion to recon- sider the vote by which a decision of the Speaker was overruled. Our Washington despatch informs us that Col. Benton wiil shortly address a letter to the people of Missouri, declining a nomination tor Governor. Washington is full of politicians from Pennsylvania, canvassing the chances of Mr. Buchanan for the no- mination. Virginia, it is definitely settled, will vote for Buchanan at Cincinnati. Douglas is said to be heading off Pierce in the South. In the Board of Aldermen last evening, the re. port toconfirm the award of contract for completing the bulkhead at Manhattanville, to William H. Adams, at $43,728, created a lengthy and ani- mated discussion. The report suggested that in case Mr. Adams should refuse to comply with the contract, it should be given to the’next lowest bidder, at $72,706 67. An unsuccessful effort.was made to postpone the matter until the first Monday in May, but the report was adopted by a vote of 13 to7. The report of the Committee on Salaries io increase the salaries of the Clerk and deputy Clerk of the District Attorney, the former to #1,200 and the latter to $1,000, was adopted. The report to provide four additional clerks for the office of the Street Commissioner, at $1,000 each per year, was con- curred in. The twelfth juror needed to complete the jury in ‘The case of Baker was not obtained yesterday. A namber of jurors were in attendance, butall of them had formed and expreseed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. An order was issued 10 summon iwo hundred and fifty jarors to be in at- tendance at J) o'clock next Tuesday morning. ‘The schooner Falmouth, which was seized in this yort some two months ago by the United States Depnty Ma ase slaver, wae yesterday sold at suction at the Navy Yard. The schooner brought $2,500, and her cargo 00. Quy correspondent a Curacoa, writiag April 4, states that the weather was very fine Jection of salt large, with a prospect A large portion of the Dutch Weei India arrived from Venezuela. . Bingham, Minister, residing at Caracas, was about to attempt 4 settlement of the Aves Islands difficulty existing between the Dutch and Venezuelean governments. Our correspondent at Asconsion, Paraguay, writ- ing February 5, states that the steamer Pampero had brought a supply of steam engines and war material to the government from Europe. The people were prepared for a war with Brazil, but it was thonght the excitement would soon pass away in consequence of Buenos Ayres having commis sioned Senor Lorenzo Torres to proceed to Rio Janeiro in order to assist the Paraguan Minister in settling the disputed qnestions of boundary and na vigation with the Emperor's government. The United States will reap great commercial advantages, if the navigation of the Tpper Paraguay be opened. ‘The Russian Count Medan was ona tour in Monte- video, Buenos Ayres, Paraguay, &c., and was very popular. The weather at Ascension was, even in February, very warm. Lake Champlain is almost entirely free frota ice, and steamers run regularly from Burlington to Platts- burg. A communication from Mr. Stephen H. Branch, relative to the condition of the Fire Department Fund, will be found in our paper this morning. Our report of the retail prices at the Washington market, given elsewhere, is interesting, insomuch as it shows provisions to have declined sensibly. ‘This will be good news for poer people. Meat maintains the same rates,)ut fish has cheapened two to fous sents per pound; butter from two to three cents; Whil", eggs are selling nine and ten for a shit ling. Vegetables also are cheaper, and spring track is cow og in plentifully. There ought to be a gene: ral ‘chanksgiving on the fall of flour and pro vis‘ons. The sales of cotton yesterday were confined to about 1,000 bales, the dealers being still dispesed to await the receipt of private letters per the Arabia. The market closed firm. Flour was heavy, and prices for the lower grades unsettled. Common to good State ranged from $5 75a $6; prime to choice extras were less affected. Wheat, in the absence of sales, was nominal. Corn was dull and easier, with sales of all kinds at 60c. a 62c. Pork was better, with sales of mess at $18 25—the closing price- Sugars were active, with sales of about 900 a 1,000 hhds. Cuba muscoyado at 6jc.a 8c. In coffee, sales of Rio were checked by the auction sale advertised for to-day. Among the transactions was a cargo of Jamaica and 1,000 bags ot St. Domingo, both for ex- port, at private terms. Freights wore slack and rates dull, and shippers were wailing for the Ava- bia’s letters, More British Anmexatiou—Ancther Slice of Africa Aosorbed. Whenever the United States gains a foot of land by the right of discovery or the force of treaty, along and loud wail is set up by our British relations, and their bulldog, the Zim:s, leaps barking from its kennel, to the full ex- tent of itachain. The whole monarchical and aristocratical race are appealed to as witnesses of that demecratic iusolence which would create more States without kings and nobles, without pensica lists or decorations, and which would place men upon an equality of rights and responsibilities, irrespective of descent or entails, of royal favor or of sycophantic ser- vice. It is all right, however, for these alarm- ists to steal, conquer, annex, appropriate and govern every territory, island or coast which they can approach. Their dram beat, heard in every hour of every day that ealutes the rising sun, isso glorious that the lovers of the mar- tial airs of Eagland have a perpetual joy. But let the first notes of “Yankee Doodle” be whis- tled by a wandering American, and a Britizh fleet ia ordered off without delay, to inquire into the cause and nature of the disturbance. British aggression isnonovelty. It isa part and parcel of the British constitution, physi- cal and pelitical. It belongs to the system and is recognized in the laws of the empire. Aggression and the spoils of aggression are what it grows upon. The toil of overtaxed home labor and the pluaoder of distant lands have enriched the great at the expense of the smell; and all that British courage, skill, in- dustry and power have won, chiefly belongs to, and is the property of, about fifteen hun- dred British families and their dependants Every barrier, then, which American progress interposes to such a cuntinuous and selfish ag grandizement is looked at with rage. At the thought of ourenlargement, the dock yards are crowded up with shipwrights; ships are got ready for sea; the 7imes thunders and foams at the mouth; three-deckers put into Bermuda, call at Havana, and peep ia at San Juan. In the meantime, British annexation goes merrily on, whenever an opportunity presents itself. Oude, the finest province of Bengal, with a population of about four millions, and a territory containing 24,000 square miles, has just fallen in to the British crown. The native King was requested to abdicate, and on his declining to do so, was deposed by General Outram, at the head =f 12,000 men, and five millions of dollars of revenue have been tarned into a British treasury. All this is, no doudt, very proper and commendable in British eyes, and the world is called on to admire its po licy. And similar annexation and deposition have been going on much nearer Europe and America. The press seems to have overlooked the splendid coup d'état which has recently pro duced the overthrow of another King, and the further consolidation of British interests in Africa by a new deposition. A black throne has fallen before the union jack. Nigritia, like Mosquitia, is dignified by British protection. The negro race is again sheltered by the British flag. Our readers are not, perhaps, generally aware of the foothold which the British govern- ment has obtained upon the African coast, be- tween the equator and fourteen degrees north latitude. Its possessions already embrace an area of 196,000 square miles, with a large population, lying between the French and Portuguese settlements. On the island of St. Mary's, at the River Gambia, which is naviga- ble 180 miles for vessele of 500 tons, and 750 miles farther for those of a smaller size, is the flourishing settlement of Bathurst. It is well fortified, and contains 5,000 inhabitants. There are other posts on the same river also fortified, and intended to protect the trade of the inte- rior. The exports for this and the adjacent settlements are beeswax, gam, hides, ivory, gold and palm oil, amounting to nearly a mil. lion of dollars per annum, and the duties paid on these in Great Britain are quite large. The chipping employed in the trade amounts to ever 15,000 tons, Sierra Leone is another of these British colo- nioe, on a peninsula about 450 miles south from Gambia, with an area of 393 miles, and a population of about 50,000. Among the early settlers were about 1,200 negroes, stolen from this country during the revolution, and shipped from Nova Scotia in 1792. Several towne have been founded, end sre somewhat prosp2rous, such as Freetown, Regent's town and Kent. The producte of this colony are similar to those of the West Indies, and for these the re- turns are made in Manchester and India goode, spirits, ammunition and firearms. The in- crease of the population is owing to the re- captured slaves and to disbanded soldiers sent out as settlers. The value of the annual ex- ports ie about half a million of dollars. Cape Coast Castle, on the Gold Const, is another, and the most important, of these set- tlements, Itis in north latitude 5 degrees 6 minutes, and is defended by forts at Dixcove, Succondee, Commendo, Anamaboe, and Accra, which is » recent annexation. The British trade from the grain, ivory and gold coasts is very valuable. The returns of 1640 show that two and a half millions of dol- lars of British importe were sent to these coasts, and the exports, consisting of gold, teak wood, pepper, ivory, palm oil, coffee, ginger, &c., were equally large. It has hitherto been the policy of Groat Britain to maintain » native King at Cape Coast, and to expend large sums of money in aidof the African company, to keep up the forts and garrisons; and also, to make the popu- lation as digcontented as postible with these native rulers. This is the policy pursued in India, and its fruits are eeen in the annexation of Oude. In January last a popular disturbance took place among the native chiefs and people, NEW ich happened opportunely on the arrival of a British Commissiener fromEngland. The part of the pepulatiea opposed to the King gave a rilitary reception to the Commissioner on one day, end the King and his followers did the same on encther. While on his way to the Commissoner’s quarters, in his royal basket, with a pistol in his right hand anda golden mounted kaife in his teeth, (both signs of war and defiance,) he was stopped by the black insurgents and re- turned to his house. In the afternoon of the same day a general fight took place; gana were fired, men were killed, and houses burned. After the difficulties had become so great as to justify the interference of the troops—after thirty black men had been killed, one hundred wounded, and the King escaped ito the fort— he was finally tried by a court martial of mer- chants and British officers, some of them from vessels of war in the harbor--the Alecto and Childers—and deposed. Fimes were also levied on beth parties toa considerable extent, and the country is now purely British. Letters from ihe coast state that the native King had previously keen deposed by his own psople, ac- cording to their own laws, but that he was maintaixed in authority by British influence, and ina course of oppression and illegality. When the public discontent led to insurrection and bloodshed, the British Commission took ad- vantage of it to dethrone the King and seize upon his authority. And the King of the Cape is nomore a King. Tn negro language, he is pushed off his stool. All this is done on the score of the necessities of commerce and civilization. No other plea is or can be offered; and if it be a good ples, why may not other nations have the benefit of it as well as England? Take the very case of Central America, and of Mosquitia in particu- lar, now the subject of so much interest. No friend of civilization can deny but that a change, and a radical change, of institutions there would be highly beneficial. To depose Sambo from his Mosquitian kingdom would not be more unjustifiable than the proceedings at Cape Coast Castle. To aid the democratic party in Nicaragua is not worse than to send British filibustering legions into Spain to help the Christinos, under the command of Col. De Lacy Evans. The very claim set up by Lord Clarendon, under the Bulwer treaty, to hold its protectoratea and acquisitions, while it claims by inference, on the other hand, that the United States can have none, is proof of the impudent and presumptuous logic by which this drum beating round the world is continu- ally repeated. ‘The possession of Cuba would not long be a doubtful question with Great Britain, if she were the United States. She would set forth the disadvantages of its military surveillance, the cruelty and despotism of its local govern- ment, the abject position of its inhabitants, and the horrible condition of its slaves. This, according to her ideas, would furnish a perfect defence to the charge of filibustering, and the press and the pulpit would echo the praise of British benevolence. But let the Yankees.go with their ships and their railways to Central Ameriea, connect the oceans, build towns, dig and diffuse gold, and open a trade “beyond the dreams of avarice,”—let them dispense liberty, secure toleration, ond promote education among those with whom they fraternize—let them even open marts for British goods, where there were none before, and the dukes and the duchesees of England, the lords and the la- dies, the gentry and the “hereditary states- men,” pampered with place and power, (for these, after all, are the only England, histori- cally, or diplomatically, or potentially,) all these atart up in horror at the thought of that revolutionary progress which endangers the distinctions of rank, which may deprive it of its antiquated supremacy, which may unsettle the opinion of the world as to the rights of kings and princes, and holds out to humanity every- where the benefit of example and the sola.g of sympathy. ine illae lachryme! Tie Democratic War my Missovri—Haris AnD Sorrs—CoroneL BeNton For GOVERNOR.— The democratic hards and softs of Missouri occupy the exact converse of the relative principles of the hards and softs of New York. There the hards, headed by Colonel Benton, are the free soil faction; here, the softs, head- ed by Martin Van Buren and President Pierce, are the free soil wing of the party. But the war between the two factions in Missouri has ever been more violent than the war in New York, and still continues so to be. The last move of the Missouri hards and softs is the nomination by both factions of a candidate for Governor—Colonel Benton being the hard candidate, and Mr. Trasten Polk the soft one. We think they are both soft; for we dare say that the whig or American party, with a third candidate, will slip in between them, as they have been doing for several years, and carry off the prize. This Missouri split will also be another nice little job of work for the Cincinnati Convention; but we suspect that the administration will effect a compromise by admitting the softs from Missouri and rejecting the hards from New York. Sestick at Last.—The public rejoice to know that the shocking steamboat disaster which recently occurred on the Delaware, by which so many persons were killed, is about to be the subject of a thorough judicial investiga- tion. The father of one of the victims has sworn affidavits Inst the directors and su- perintendent of the company, with the In- spector of Boilers and Machinery; and they have been arrested and held to bail cach in a sum of $5,000. This is at least a step towards justice. If it were established asa principle of the law of the land that in the event of acci- dent on railways or steamers the owners and managers would, as a matter of course, be in- dicted for manslaughter, subject to proof from them that they were innocent, there would be far less slaughter by the way side. Not vor Save.—Mr. John A. Washington has at last publicly announced that Mount Vernon * ja not for sale.’ He was willing, some time ago, to sell, either to the general government or to the State of Virginia; but as neither the one nor the other seemed to feel disposed to “step up to the captain's office; and settle,” Mount Vernon is no longer for sale, Very well. We trust that Mr. Washington, in re- solving to keep the property in his own pos session, will algo resolve to take care of it with an enlarged and patriotic generosity of expen- diture and attention, or permit the ladies of the Union to apply the funds which they have raised for the purchase of Mount Vernon to the needful repairs of the mansion, the tomb, the gerden ard the eurrgunding grounds, Op Wutas Nor Wantep.—John Wentworth, of the Chicago Democrat, an active nigger wor- shipper, is opposed to the nomination of Mr. Grinnell, of this city, as the Seward coalitioa candidate for Vice President, because Mr. Grinnell belonged to the eld whig party. Mr. Wentworth thinks that the old whig party ought rot to be allowed to put even its nose inside the tabernacle door of the holy anti- slavery alliance. The coalition should be en- tirely under the control of the renegade North- ern democracy. The remnants of the old whig party are thus kicked about, from pillar to post, without remorse. Straight whigs! how long will you bear these humiliations, and go about begging, like poor pussy, for a corner? Waste Parer.—The Albany Stute Register is writing up the necessities and advantages of a Pacific Railroad. Waste paper. Does he not know that we are upon the heels of a Presi- dential election, and that the nigger question, like Anron’s rod, swallows up everthing else on the carpet? The Pacific Ratlroad must wait © year or two. THE LATOST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, From Washington. MR. BENTON AND THE MISSOURI NOMINATION FOR GOVEBNOR—MR. BUCHANAN AND THE WIREFULL- ERS—DOUGLAS AND PIBRCE, ETC., ETC. Wasnixeto, Api} 25, 1856. The lobby members brought all their forces to bear to- day, and were able to re consi¢er the vote whereby they were foiled yesterday. They will ultimately be defsatel in their attexapt to deplete the Treasury of many sail- lions. Col. Benton will, Iam informed, addrese a letter t the people of Missouri, declicing » nomination for Gover- nor, The only thing be would porsibly accept, he says, is ® nomination for the Presi¢ency. A large delegation of leading Pennsylvanians sre a07 here wirepulling and canvassing the chances for Buchanso fer the nomination. It is now definitely settled that Virginia will vote for James Buchanan st the Clacisnati Convention. The city is full of delegates from all parls.¢f the Union. Douglae 1s heading off Pierce im the South. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRS? BESSION. Senate, Wasnineros, April 25, 1856. TUB NATURALIZATION LAWIS. On moticn of Mr. Toomss, of Georgia, a resolution was adopted instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of repealing the act of June, 1848, amending the naturalization act of 1613, The bill for the relief of Goo. P. Marsh was taken up. Mr. Foor, of Vt., advocated the bil, and Mr. Brodhead oppored it. The bill was passed, together with several bille relating to the District of Columbia. Adjourned til) Monday. Heuse of Representatives. Wasuxcron, Apri 25, 1656. REFUNDING DUTIFA, BTC. Yesterday, while the bill to remit or refund the daties on all goods or merchandise in original pactages, des- troyed by fire, was before the House, a question was raised, as the bill provided that the commissioners to settle these claims should issue certificates which should be cashed by the Secretary of the Treasury; that it mouat necessarily be committed under tke rule requiring that all measures making approjriations shall receive their first consideration in Committee of the Whole. ‘The Freaker decided that as further legislation would be necessary before money could be paid ander this bill, the ru'e cid not apply in this case. Thin decision was overruled by eleven majority. os ‘Mr. Watson moved a reconsideration of Mr. Purrs, (Gem.) of Mo., condemned the hot haste exhibied te pass the bill. Nobody could tell how much money was involved. Rumor said ten or fifteen miltions of doliers. Mr. Peron, of N. ¥., explained that from the mont re- 000. liable information the amount of daties to be rel ‘wou!d not exceed $300,000, or, at the extent, $500,000. Mr. Pats thought that, including San Francisco, with all other fires for the sixteen years covered by the bill, tbe amount would be tar ter. The New York fire of 1848 involved $350,000. He contended that the bill di- Se i tk aa in ‘an appro} n for that purpose. ME'ParroN taid the bill ‘wan based on setmilar act passed in 1838, and was intended to fill the hiatus from ‘that time to 1855, making a continuous law. It would Loe the New York merchants to confine its operations jo 1845. Mr. Haven, of N. Y., thought the decision of the Speaker, yesterday, was right. He thought the bill came here under suspicious circumstances, He had no re- feren the committee which reported it, but to out aide nations. It declared that any person or per. sons holding certificates of losses shall be paid, on sentation of the same at the Treasury, within one YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1856. y from their date, but did not appropriste money for that | purpese, There must be a special law to that effect. vote overruling the decision was reconsidered—74 Re ‘Avtor farther debate involving the pinae's of appro: priations, and the propriety of the Bpeaker’s decision, The House adjourned until Monday. Destructive Fire at Rochester. Rocumeram, Ap:il 25, 1856, ‘The extensive iron works of the Novelty Company, in this city, was destroyed by fire this morning. The main building on Hill street is a complete mass of rnins. The machinery and large amount of stock and finished arti- cles were destroyed. The loss on the stock {s about $30,000, and on tke building about $15,000. The engines, patterns, &c., being in another building, were saved. ‘The insurance on the building is $15,000; and-whst it is om the stock isnot known. One hundred men are thrown out of employment, besides a large number of women and children, ‘The capital stook of the company is $76,000, The works will be immediately rebuilt, Horrible Occurrence. CmcaGo, April 24, 1866. Passengers who arrived at St. Pauls, Minnesota, last eek, report the murder of an entire family, named Ju- , Who lived at Travers, (a settlement near Lake Tra- vers, 120 miles northwest of St. Pauls.) The family con- sisted of father, mother and two childres; and from the position in which the bodies were found, it is surmised that the father first murdered his family and then shot himself. It is possible, however, that the deed may have been committed by robbers. ‘The Contempt Case of the U, 8. Marshal in Cincinnatt. CixcrynaTi, April 24, 1856. H. H. Robinson, United States Marshal for this district, who was committed by Judge Bargoyne for contempt of court, in refusing to obey an order to bring up the Gaines slaves, and was subsequently brought before Judge Leavitt, of the United States Court, on a writ of habeas corpus, won yesterday discharged by Judee Laavitt. Marine Disaster. Boston, April 25, 1856. ‘The achooner Wm. D. Cargill, of Philadelphia, for Bon- ton, touched at Holmes’ Hole yesterday, and reported thatcn the 29d inst., off Fire Island, fellin with the wreck of the schr. Robert Miller, of St. George, Me., from Warwick, Va., for Boston, with a cargo of onk timber. She was on her beam ends and fall of water, having been capsized on the night of the 20th inst. The Cargill took from the wreck the mate, Edward Colbert, the only sur. vivor of a crew of six in number. He was in an ex- hausted state, having been on the wreck forty-eight hours, ‘he rest of the crew perished from exposure, Their names are—Mitcheil Wilson, captain; George Da- ley, of Boston, steward; James Lawler, of St, John, and John Welch, of Prince Edward Island. The name of the other is unknown, [The above schooner drifted ashore at Pize Island, om the night of the 230, capsized, but righted after striking.) Rumored Forgerte pon New York Mer chants, Bostoy, April 25, It is rumored that the sigratures of sevoral » ers doirg business with an iron foundry in Waltham jiave been forged to a considerable amount, by parties con- rected with the establishment, and thet the Waltham Bank has cashed some of the forged notes, The Cambria at Halifax, Outward Bound, Haupax, April 26, 1856, The Cunard steamship Cambria arrived here from Bos- ton this forenocn, and railed again at 1). M, for Liver- ya, United States Supreme Court. Wasmvoron, April 25, 1856. No. 141.—James C. Converse, adminietrator of Philip Greeley, Jr., ve. Benjamin 0. Burgess, et al. The de- ¢ision was read by Judge Campbell, afirm‘ng the verdict of the Cireuit Court of Maseachusetts, with costs and in- terest. No, 76.—The Lafaye'te Insurance Company vs. May- nard Freach, et al. Judge Cuzlis delivered the decision of the Court, affirming the judgment of the Clreuit Court ef Indiana, with costs and interest. No. 72.—Awaroa Le Doux et al vs. John Black et al. Jadge Campbell read the cpintou of the Court (by Jadge Catron), affirmirg the decree of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, with conts, No, 90.— Joshua R. Stanford va, Clay Taylor. Decision read by Judgo Campbell, affirming the judgment of the Qreuit Court of Missouri, with coats. Qe. 96.— Argument eontinzed by Hon. John Henderson for sppellsnt, and Hon, Miles Taylor for appellees. Massachusetts Legislature, Boetox, April 25, 1853. The Honre to day rejected the bill appropriating moasy for the establishment of a State Nautisal School, by # large majority. Navigation of Lake Champlain. Beruncroy, Ay 25, 1856, ‘The Jako {8 slmost free from ice, and steamers ran regularly from here to Pintteburg. Navigation of the St. Lawrevee. MontRear, April 26, 1856. Three steamers from So:rel arrived here today, The Qut bec boate commence *heiz trips to: Markeu. PHILADILPHIA STOCK BOARD. Puri apEiynia, Avril 25, 1856. Pennsylvania State 6's, 8334; Reading Railroad, 457; ; Lorg Island Railread, 1435; Morris Caza’, 1434; Pennsyi- vanis Railroad, 463/. PHILADELPHIA IRON MARKET. Puitapetruia, April 25, 1856. The transactions in iron duzing the weok have been unimportant, The saies for the past four weeka foot up 6,000 tons. No. 1 is quoted at $28; No. 2, $26; and No. 3, $25; bare, $70 a $75; rails, $€5, cash; nails, $4 20; sheet in good request, at $120; piates unchanged. New Onzeans, April 23, 1850, Cotton firm; rales to-day 1,200 bales. Operators are waiting for the Ara>ia’s news. Freights are dull. New OntEans, April 24, 1856, Cotton—BSales to.day 8.660 bales, at former races, The Arabia’s news was received at the close of business, and prices st once became at'ffur. Corn, 49c.; keg lard’ sold at0%%o, Cotton fre'ghts to Liverpool duil, at 9-324. LLFTTERS SENT TO HoTEIs.—Ahout two thousand letters were yesterday returned to the Post Office from one of the principal Broadway Hotels, having been received there through the mails from every section of the Union, and not called for by the parties to whom they were ad- dceesed. It appears that these letters have been acca- mulating for years, and they no doubt embrace many of value and importaree, long sive given up as Jost, and in connection with which the Post Office Department has been severely censured. A gentleman of New Orleans, for instance, coming North, says to his friends that be shall stop at the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York. But on arriving here he charges his mind, and stops at some other house, His letters are adérersed to him at the St. Nicholas, and he never receives them. It is a duty which every landlord owes to his guests and to the Post Office Department, to return all letters not called for within a reasonable time, to the Post Office, im order that they may be delivered from there, or at Vast be sent to the dead letter office at Washington, from whence, if valuable, they are quite sore to find their way back tothe writers in due time, We hope our hotel proprietors will bear tn mind their duty in this respect, and not rest satisfied with a quarter ceatury return of their uncalled for letterse Mr. LioxEL Gowpsmip made his début before a Ne York audience a few evenings since, at Laura Keene’ Varieties, as Bill Downey, in the farce of the “Unfinished Gentleman.” Unfortenate'y, the piece was played last, and did not come on till near 12 o’clock, and the curtain fell before it was half over. Mr. Goldsmid, however, made 8 favorable impression. His song of “Bartholomew Fair’ was admirably given. He possesses much of the raciness of Liston, beseides being an extraordinary ventriloquist. It is to be hoped his next appearanee will be under more qpptetous circum+tences, when we think he will confirm ¢ favorable opinion already p:oduced. ‘Tar OprRs.—The ‘Trovatore’”’ waa pérformed last night toa very good house. The cast was the same as defore—LaGrange, Bolcion:, Aldini, Amodio, &e., &:., and the opera was well done. Tits evening we are to have an extra performance of Flotow’s sparkling German opera, “Martha,” with Madame LaGrange aod D’Ormy fn the principal parts. As this is the first performance of German o] at the there doubtless bea full house. : Brverit 10 THE WIDOWS 4ND Orrnays or FmeMEN.—Tho receipts at Niblo’sGarden this evening will be given to the Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund of the New York Fire Department Association. The Ravels, and other princi- pal artists, have volunteered thelr services, and this no- ble charity will no doubt receive a real benefit. Mle Fracira Vestvaui has arrived in town from Mexico via New Orleans. She has been through a revolution, politically, and a successful campaiga, musically. Young New York would be glad to see her at the Academy. The Late Robert L, Stevens. TO THE EDITOR OF TOE HERALD. Our attention has been directed to the following pas- sage in the report of the funeral of the late Robert L. Stevens contained in the New York Evening Pcst, of the 23d instant:— At this juncture a carriage drove up from the direction of the house, ard abruptly took its place as the fitth fn the line, mating ten coaches ‘the carrisge contained a iady, who ap- peered to be in great affi’ction. Bhe was dressed in deep mourning, and was weeping bitterly. There were three gea- tlemen in the carriage also dressed in moaning. On inquiry ‘and one of the gen- In the first place, we beg leave to correct the statement at the close of the above paragraph, It is not true that Madame Otto ever derived from Mr. Stevens ‘‘ much valu- able real estate in New Jersey.” What little proper y we own there was purchased with the fruits of our earnings in our profession, except only the lease of a small eot- tage which we occupied a short time ago in Hoboken, and which Mr. Stevens was kind enough to allow usto live in at a nominal rent. At the same time, we grate- my, acknowledge the kindness and judicious advice which we received from our desr departed friend, throvgh whose influence and interposition we were so fortunate as to make very rl investments, as well in this State as in New York. the idea that we The a eae has con’ inyited by the family of funeral. And the report sion of the services, the minister but the immediate relatives of the deceased would ie ex- je to go to the place of final interment.” We were not aware of this notice, aud if we had been, wouk! not have heeded it. For the last twenty-three yeart ws Lave enjoyed the friendship of Mr. Robert 1. Bisvers—s frieniship which har become every year closer acd ne intimate. We Dave nursed him in his sicknese; asavsed bim in his Jesure hours with mustc, wDib be Led s moet passionate attachment: we have al) travelled together over ee part of iarope; he ead trea‘ad na as his ren, culing us by the: endesciog name, and never had children a Linder and more attec-ionate parent. We citen promised him that’if he should happen to die before us we would morn for him, would follow him to his grave. We have dono ov, avd would have been glad to perform ano‘ber solemn agement, viz: to nurse him in his last sickness; but, alas! that was not permit- ted, and he war, contrary to his own earnest entreatiss, tended by strangers, who knew not his wants, and were Ineapabie of cheering him. ‘e did not, however, consider that the difficulty with deceased a portion of the family’ of the ‘upon this ques- tion could abeolre us frome promise to the decoased, which we had the power of fulfilling. It is our daty, and one which we perform with pleasure, to add tha’ although our dear friend did not im his lifetime bestow wealth upOn us, (which indeed our circumstances did he has left a handsome memento whereby many y ince he declared his appreciation of our efforts to plearc and divert him. Since that, if we had been of n mercenary ¢isposition, we could have easily obtained from bis generosity the most manificent gitts end legacies; and wero his desire and intentions fulfilled, ‘we should still be recipients of large amounts of prones. ty which he designed for our use and benefit after his deceace Yor this, however, we hayg no craving; nor would the relatives of the deceased have sustained any Joes if we had attended him in his last sicknees, ‘Those who had the pleastife of the acquaintance of Mc. Robert L. Stevens knew that he waa @ singularly modest, nay, bashful man, and simple in bis tastes and habits, a fact which ought to suffice to silence the tongue of slander when it dares to insinuate that he was such an audacious defier of common decensy as to introduce to Ifa family and friends and constantly appear in public ‘on all occarions with persons standing in the most cdious relations to himgelf. His refatives know full well how utterly false must be all cha , or insinuations against bis modesty and purt- ty, and it is a duty they owe to the memory of that great and gocd man, whore fame will be the pride of his {arity generations henoe, to vindicate his good name with veal and ardor, and | Naeng bis virtues. We have tke honor to be your most obedient servants, HENRY OTTO, EN , ANTPINGISE OTTO, Lewas, A, J., April a, 1806, Monument to Weshington in Union Squares Although Bishop Hail tells us that a man’s best moau- went is hia virtuous acticns, yet the gratitude of nations te their benefactors loves to dispiay itself in something of ® mere tangible form. Thus, in European countries, where art is ever on the watch for subjects for ilustra tion, no tooner does 4 mun of avy eminence die than the pencil or the chisel is immeaiately set to work to per- petuate bie Mneements. From the few monuments of” this sort which exist in the United States, foreigners are Jed to infer that vur vene:ation for the memories of those who have distingvished themselves in our service is not, es phrenolegists would say, very strongly developed. We have frequently heard surprise expressed by strangers that cf the great man to whom this country and humanity in general owe so much, there should be but two or three wonumental effigies in our large cities, It fs an error, however, to conclude irom this fact that we are less ap~ Preciative and grateful than the people of other coun- tries. Its causa ia to be tvund rather in the backward- ness of the fine arts amongst us, It is only within late years that we cae boast of sculptors to whom we could: saie'y entrust the execution of any important work. With the progress made in this branch of the arts, however, we are glad to see that there is no want of the +ncouregement necessary to warm it into a genial and: fruitful vitality. With it, too, the reproach that we are ot ® grateful people ‘o our benefactors will soon find: ite answer. The magciticent monument erecting at Washirgton to the Frtier of bis Country will #200 tower nite me jestic preporiions far above the elevation of any- similar European work. The monument in progress of execution by Crawford, for Richmond, will alse vie in ar-- tistic merits with the best productions of foreign genius. The example thus set will unquestionably soon be fol- lowed by every cily of any importance throughout the Union, The staiue of Washington is, in fact, an indis- pensable @ feature cf civic adornment as are any of the architectural works on which the public money is ex: pended. It is disgraceful to New York that, being the leading city of the Union, it should possess no statue of the man to whom it msy be said to owe ite commercial greatxess. With the fines! sites in the world for such monuments, It seems bitkerto to have been unsble to ap- preciate their beauty and appropriateness. We perceive: that an effort is about being made to relleve us from this. stigma. A piece of ground has been allocated in Union square for the erec:ton of a coloseal statue of Washing- ton, the fonds for which, we understand, are to be pro. vided by subscription. This is an object to which we aro satistied evety citizen of New Yerk will be glad to contri. bute something. Is undertaken at all, it should bes work of which we shal! afterwatds have mo resson to feel’ ashamed. It {s, however, Jess the cost than the judg- ment displayed in those things which constitutes thelr value, We trust that those who have the of the affair will bear ibis important consideration im mind. The present movement ia not the first of the kind which: bas been started in New York. In 1826, a large sum was collected in this eity for a monument to the Father of Bis country. In 1847 am association wae formed for the erection of a Washington monument, of which Mr. Elise G. Drake was President. A pro- Gramome was put forward, derigas prepared, and an e@p- peal made to the pubic to give thelr co-operation to tha. scheme. Some conticerable amourt of money must have: been raised, from the activity which waa displayed in cal- lectizg subscriptions. We have before us one of the sub- scription cards, with a handsomely esgraved vigaette ef ‘Washington in the left corner. The followiag ta the form of the receipt:— Bo, 720, Wasuinarox Moxuwesr Askacii0s, zw Youm, Oct. 18, 1848. j Mr. D—— H, C— has contributed two dollars towards: the erection of a monument in this oly, J. PAL ‘Vice Pre: ROBT. D. HART, Secretary. i Vise Ereeeer PO LLOU CORE SOLE ED ETI OIL DOLODDIDPDIONOEEOLE ‘We should like to know if the monument about to be erected ig the same to which this card refers? If not, what has become of the funds which were raised for the old project? Another Batch of Correspondence. The continued pressure of advertisements upon our columns compels us to give only the pith of our exten- sive and interesting correspondences. A friend sends us an elaborate argument to <how that bread will be no cheaper durieg the comiug year, and that itis better to have it dear. Am editorial in the Hxn-.p of Tuesday covered the whole ground. Mr. Stephen H. Branch has sent us the aunexed memoranda of the expenses in the recent wild hunt atter the birthplace of the Chief of Police. It ism pretty little som:— The following is the bil for the Matsell, McKellar McCann and Webster im tion amd prosecution: — Amount borrowed by Stevhen A. Branch from Ai- cerman Briggs, ex-Aldermaa Christy, Cnief Engineer Alfred Carson, Samuel Sneden, Geo. Bteers and Mr. Curtis Noyes Amount expended from ‘por upon ex-Judge Edmonds to test the alleged spiritual theory by attempting to gain: some knowledge of the whereabouts of the Pacific. Mr. Oliver E. Woods has established a Pacific Mail List, end sent us his circular in relation thereto. Mr. Woods says, that on account of the migratory character of the popalation in the Pacific States and Territories, many letters never reach the persons to whom they are ad- dressed. He purposes to send a list of all the letters for the Pacific with each mail—every postmaster is to have copy of thelist. Persons withing to ensure their letterp in this way, should send the address with a three cent stamp addressed to the Pacifis Mail List, This scheme has the sanction of the department, On the subject of city improvementa, a correspondent writes us that since Duane street has been widen+ ed, several fine blocks of «stores have been erected, or are in process of erection, for Freeland Stuart & Co., Crowen, Hexthall & o,, Littell, Payan & Co., Clark & West, Bliss & Douglass, Mason Bros., Messrs. Hopkine, Messrs. Phelps, W. R. Fos" ter, O. Blunt and A. I’, Lagrave, Duane street scoms to be looking up. Mr. Beverly Tucker sends as @ note from a well advised Virginian, stating that Letcher’s district has sent Bu- chanan delegates to the Convention, and ex- pressed a decided i that gentleman. Mr. Tucker thinks it clear Virginla delegation wil ve entirely for Buchanan. “Junius” writen to us from Galveston, Texas, om the subject of the convention system, Junius does not think we were sufficiently profound on the subject, but imme- diately proceeds to endorse our arguments, by saying that there is not so much objection to the conventions as ‘te the people who compose them and get them up. That Is precisely our view of the matter, We have received a copy of the proceedings of a meet- ing 02 the petty officers and seamen of tne United States sloop-of-war Decatur, held om board thut veesel in Ds- Cember lest. The meetirg was held to consider the ac- tion of the Navy Board, by which Commander Sterrett, o! Decatar, was placed on the furlough list. A pre. table ead set of resolutions were passed, endorsing Com. mander Sterrett as among the mont able, skilifal and efficient seamen now in our navy, coinciding with the settlers of Washington Territory, in regretting his re- moval from active service, stating that the Board hat committed an “egregious error’’ in their action in hie. care, and petitionirg the Secretary of the Navy to re- atore him to his place on the active list. The proceed, ings are signed by George Davis and ninety others the crew of the Decatur. « Justice,” evidently a member of some military or- maxization, is indignant at a statement in the Hrratp: the other day, to the effect that some people considered the second and eighth companies of the Seventh regiment, calied National Guards, the crack companies of the regi- ment. Another correspondent, over the same signature, sends us some complaints about the law of landlord and tenant. He thinks that landlords are much abused by tenants who do not pay their rent, and also insinuates thet house- hold furniture should not be exempt from seizure for rent. We thini® the Iaw will do very well as it is. United States Commissioner's Office. Before George W. Morton, Eaq. THE NICARAGUA FILIBUSTERS. Aprit 26,.—This case was resumed this morning by the District Attorney examining Jas, Rentoul, elerk in Morgan & Co.'s banking house, who deposed tliat he was in the em- ployment of Mr. Morgan while he (Mr, M.) was agent of the Transit Company. Free tlekets bad been given osca- sionally to passengers to Nicaragua, which were charged to the government of Nicaragua by the direction of Mr. Lord, President of the Transit Company. itney’A office, deponed Wm, rig! walesman in that he sold ticke.s for the last wu of sae Orram all of whigh were Sor cash, apoording to the orders be